Reflecting on his race, Brathwaite said, “Coming off the warm-up, everything was firing right. I was ready and went to the race. When the gun went, I think I got out first, and as the race progressed, I had a lot of cramps everywhere at that point but still pursued the race and finished with a 10.15. It isn’t how I wanted to end the season, but it is what it is.”

Brathwaite made history as the first male athlete from the British Virgin Islands to advance to the 100m semifinals at the Olympic Games. He secured his place by running a qualifying time of 10.13 seconds, which placed him third in Round 1 Heat 6.

Interview courtesy of the BVI Olympic Association.

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Rikkoi Brathwaite has made history by becoming the first male athlete from the British Virgin Islands to advance to the 100m semifinals at the Olympic Games.

With a qualifying time of 10.13 seconds in Round 1 Heat 6, Brathwaite will compete in the Men’s 100m Semi-Final 1 in Lane 2 at 8:05 pm (2:05 pm BVI time) on Sunday, August 4 at the Stade de France.

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